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PARIS AGREEMENT

Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 14, 2020
Lofty climate goals get reality check at global summit
At the Climate Ambition Summit, one country after another failed to raise the bar, as leaders offered only incremental steps.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 11, 2020
China’s global climate boost
China is thus arguably the modern era's first “hybrid” superpower: a global leader that does not yet have a fully advanced economy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 10, 2020
Earth is still sailing into climate chaos, report says, but its course could shift
While there are signs of a sea change, including from some of the biggest polluters in the world, all is not well.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 9, 2020
Many countries to miss Paris climate plan deadline due to COVID-19 delays, U.N. says
The U.N. Development Programme supports 115 of the 197 countries that signed the 2015 Paris deal through its 'Climate Promise' program which includes many of the world's poorest nations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 3, 2020
Fossil fuel production far exceeds climate targets, U.N. says
Some of the largest fossil fuel producers in the world, including Australia, China, Canada and the United States, are among those pursuing major expansions in fossil fuel supply.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / ANALYSIS
Nov 24, 2020
Carbon pricing rises as world's weapon of choice in climate fight
Can you put a price on pollution? Some of the world's biggest economies are doing just that as they wrestle with how to make good on grand pledges to tame planet-warming emissions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 23, 2020
World leaders praise Paris climate pact as Trump slams accord
Most leaders spoke in favor of the pact and more broadly of the need to sustain momentum on climate goals even as economies around the world are ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2020
Development banks make landmark climate pledge, but no fossil fuel phase out
The world's public development banks on Wednesday pledged to align their financial firepower with the Paris Agreement on climate change but avoided a firm commitment to phase out fossil fuel financing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Nov 10, 2020
Trump’s environmental legacy may be lasting harm to the climate
Greenhouse pollution accumulates in the atmosphere, so the heat-trapping gases emitted as a result of loosened regulations will remain for decades, regardless of policy shifts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Nov 9, 2020
Japan faces high costs in achieving Suga's 2050 carbon neutrality target
The country lacks suitable geography for building many solar and wind farms, and the power sector is just one area in which carbon emissions need to be slashed.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 5, 2020
U.S. formally exits global climate pact amid election uncertainty
Trump's Democratic rival, Joe Biden, has promised to rejoin the agreement if elected.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Oct 26, 2020
Suga aims for greener Japan with carbon pledge, but details lacking
Some fear the prime minister's plan to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 may lack the mechanisms and vision to actually deliver decarbonization.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 9, 2020
Biden considering new White House office on climate change
Democrat Joe Biden is considering creating a special White House office led by a climate "czar” to coordinate efforts to fight global warming if he is elected president, according to people familiar with the deliberations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 8, 2020
Climate change-hit nations say survival hangs on tougher 2020 action
The world is set for warming of close to 3 degrees Celsius over preindustrial times even if emissions-cutting pledges made so far are delivered.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 6, 2020
Political 'retreat' on Paris pact harms all nations, U.N. climate chief says
Rich nations are failing on promises to help poorer ones meet the goals of the Paris agreement on climate change, even though such help would be "not charity but a global act of self-interest," U.N. climate chief Patricia Espinosa said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 30, 2020
Rejoining Paris deal would be easy for Biden. The hard part is averting climate disaster.
For a U.S. President Joe Biden, rejoining the Paris agreement would be almost as simple as signing an autograph. The hard part would be everything else.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
Trump pledges 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and more levies on China
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19. Trump on Monday threatened to slap China, Mexico and Canada with hefty tariffs upon his return to the White House.
AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
Fujikura's headquarters in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The company's share price has surged by more than 400% this year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Funeral held for Princess Yuriko at Tokyo cemetery
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, followed by Princess Aiko and Princess Kako, prepare to attend a funeral service for Princess Yuriko at Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.

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